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@icebeng, I already have the PCSB and it's a bit bigger than I'd prefer. Plus, I like the organization the SE provides. Coincidentally, I have the Smart Alec UMP faved in the hopes that I might be able to try that out someday. I hadn't looked at the Guide's Pack, but I'll give it a glance.

@bermudajes, currently in my SE I have my phone, two organizer wallets, ipod, medium organizer with earbuds & charger cords, a small cosmetic bag (with medicine, glasses wipes, and travel lotion), a pen, and a mini moleskine. I was hoping to maybe carry a little more. Primarily to add in my DOP that has a larger moleskine notebook in it and be able to carry my sunglasses and keys without being overstuffed.

Hmm. While I don't have a SCB (yet), your list sounds like it would fit nicely in that bag - plenty of space without being underfilled or overfilled. At least, I'd use that logic to justify the purchase of a SCB

I'm assuming you're talking about a medium DOP, since I can't squeeze even a pocket moleskine into the small DOP. If so, you're going to be out of luck with the modified UMP as it's the wrong shape - most likely you're looking at a Lead's Pocket (which I don't have), though the PCSB or SCB are certainly a good fit.

I find that the SCB is considerably less capacious than the MCB, even allowing for it having 75% of the volume - for me there's a big practical difference between a bag that can take a full-sized magazine in its back pocket and one that can't.

Collections:

Work EDC: SE + S19 + DLBCLeisure: SCBs, MCBs, FJN, Swift, lots of YSSsTravel: WF + Pilot or SA, both with SE/SCBGeneral organisation: More pouches, stuff sacks and cubes than you can shake a keystrap at!

I second the SCB recommendation and would add - consider the SCB in Dyneema if available, as it compacts down so nicely for travel in a larger bag, and it has a little more give when packing in lumpy items. However even my Cordura scbs are very forgiving of being overpacked. True that they can't hold a large book or magazine.

@scribe, I have the small and medium DOPs, but I carry an extra small moleskine in the front pocket and my pen and a pocket sized moleskine in the back pocket. (Both are soft-cover, so perhaps that's why I can fit both.) I use a large reporter's notebook when I have my MCB.

@scribe, I have the small and medium DOPs, but I carry an extra small moleskine in the front pocket and my pen and a pocket sized moleskine in the back pocket. (Both are soft-cover, so perhaps that's why I can fit both.) I use a large reporter's notebook when I have my MCB.

Ah, that could be it! I have the same extra-small "volant" moleskine in each SE, and I can squeeze a couple of the large moleskine journals (the next size up from "pocket") into the back of my medium DOP, but the thick hardback ones don't fit so well

Collections:

Work EDC: SE + S19 + DLBCLeisure: SCBs, MCBs, FJN, Swift, lots of YSSsTravel: WF + Pilot or SA, both with SE/SCBGeneral organisation: More pouches, stuff sacks and cubes than you can shake a keystrap at!